From: erickson <erickson@dcc99617-32d9-48b4-a31d-7c20da2025e4>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:49:18 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: added a util function to play an audio file via url using the HTML5 <audio> element... 
X-Git-Url: https://old-git.evergreen-ils.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c146d7cc6fad8fdf69c333074acdf3583c19d8b5;p=evergreen%2Ftadl.git

added a util function to play an audio file via url using the HTML5 <audio> element.  no attempt was made to support browsers that don't yet support <audio>

git-svn-id: svn://svn.open-ils.org/ILS/trunk@14998 dcc99617-32d9-48b4-a31d-7c20da2025e4
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diff --git a/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js b/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js
index 9d160367cd..b9e4a492c5 100644
--- a/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js
+++ b/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js
@@ -251,5 +251,17 @@ if(!dojo._hasResource["openils.Util"]) {
         node.appendChild(child);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Plays a sound file via URL.  Only works with browsers
+     * that support HTML 5 <audio> element.  E.g. Firefox 3.5
+     */
+    openils.Util.playAudioUrl = function(urlString) {
+        var audio = document.createElement('audio');
+        audio.setAttribute('src', urlString);
+        audio.setAttribute('autoplay', 'true');
+        document.body.appendChild(audio);
+        document.body.removeChild(audio);
+    }
+
 }